Andrea: Vicious Retail

I'm sure you've all probably heard a horror story or two about working in retail. I just wanted to share a couple with you because I find them more than hilarious and yes, they've all happened to me or while I was at work.

1) A friend of mine, Amy, was folding underwear in the PINK section of the VS store where we work when a mother and her daughter came in. They were shopping and her daughter dropped something on the floor. But when the daughter went to pick it up, the mother stopped her and said, "Don't pick that up, that's her job. She can pick it up for you." Let's just say Amy wasn't a happy camper and before you ask, no, she did not pick it up. Go Amy!

2) Melissa, a fellow co-worker, was working at the cash register. A woman came up and tried to use a '$10 off shipping' coupon for her purchase. When Melissa told her that it was only for online purchases, the lady was not happy. She called Melissa something that I cannot repeat and stormed out. Yeah.

3) An amber alert was put out at our mall. Then, a few days later, they found a man standing outside a store wearing a ski mask and holding a gun. Needless to say, I've been a little on edge since then, especially when I have to close.

One night, we kept hearing banging sounds like someone was messing with the gate we pull down after the store closes. Then we started hearing it in the back of the store. We were all freaking out! Then, something started beeping really loud in the back and it sounded like an alarm. Nobody wanted to go in the back and check! We finally took scissors for protection and walked into the back. Turns out, the store next to us was changing their set-up (putting up new clothes and such) and the beeping ended up being the alarm on our back door telling us that the battery was running low. Suffice to say, we felt a little silly, but I'm still freaked out!